National Integration Day was organised at the Sanchi Buddhist Studies University on Thursday to observe the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
On this occasion, Dr. Naveen Kumar Mehta, Co-Professor of English Department, threw light on Sardar Patel's life and his role in national unity.
In charge of Yoga Department, Upendra Babu Khatri said that the policy of distinction is not part of the nation's concept.
He said that the words nation and unity are different but the basic concept is one in which nation is a concept beyond geographical boundaries.
On this occasion, Vishwabandhu of Sanskrit department said that the concept of nation in Indian culture is first found in the Rig Veda where the prayer of the Goddess of the Nation has been made.
He said that Sardar Patel played his part in keeping India's identity intact.
Naveen Dixit of Indian Philosophy said that unity should not be the end of diversity and Sardar Patel kept his scale of India rather than the scale of Western unity in which states got cultural and sovereign rights and India's diversity was maintained.
He said that Sardar Patel proved the fears of fragmentation to be unfounded after the liberation of India by Western scholars.
Mukesh Kumar Verma, Academic Coordinator of Sanchi University, said that Sardar Patel has done a great service to India by including 562 princely states.
He also highlighted the role of Sardar Patel in maintaining Jammu and Kashmir in India.
At the end of the university's program, Assistant Registrar Amit Tamarkar proposed a vote of thanks. Students, teachers and staff of the University participated in the programme.